The America 250 Florida Duels at Daytona International Speedway are complete, and the starting lineup is set for the 2026 DAYTONA 500.
Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe, after posting the two fastest times in Wednesday’s single-vehicle qualifying session, were able to keep their racecars clean throughout Thursday’s 150-mile qualifying races, meaning they’ll be leading the field to green when the green-flag drops on Sunday — barring an issue in any of the remaining practices this weekend.
Joey Logano and Chase Elliott, the winners of the America 250 Florida Duels at Daytona, will occupy the second row for Sunday’s event. Ryan Blaney will start fifth with Carson Hocevar in sixth. Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, and Michael McDowell round out the top-10 starters.
Failing to make the DAYTONA 500 were Anthony Alfredo, Chandler Smith, JJ Yeley, and Corey LaJoie.
STARTING LINEUP – 2026 DAYTONA 500
| ROW | POS | # | Driver | Team |
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| ROW 1 | 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet |
| 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
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| ROW 2 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet |
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| ROW 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / PEAK Ford |
| 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Spectrum Chevrolet |
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| ROW 4 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
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| ROW 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford |
| 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet |
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| ROW 6 | 11 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota |
| 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DeWalt / Interstate Batteries Toyota |
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| ROW 7 | 13 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SuperFile Chevrolet |
| 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford |
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| ROW 8 | 15 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet |
| 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chef Boyardee Chevrolet |
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| ROW 9 | 17 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 SI Yachts / The Gracie Foundation Ford |
| 18 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford |
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| ROW 10 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Viva Ford |
| 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota |
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| ROW 11 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota |
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| ROW 12 | 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Chevrolet |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota |
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| ROW 13 | 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford |
| 26 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota |
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| ROW 14 | 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing XFINITY Toyota |
| 28 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Blind Lemon Toyota |
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| ROW 15 | 29 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing Robinhood Toyota |
| 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports SpeedyCash Ford |
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| ROW 16 | 31 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Carvana Toyota |
| 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet |
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| ROW 17 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing JACOB Construction Chevrolet |
| 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet |
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| ROW 18 | 35 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet |
| 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford |
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| ROW 19 | 37 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet |
| 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Superior Logistics Chevrolet |
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| ROW 20 | 39 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet |
| 40 | 40 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet |
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| ROW 21 | 41 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal / BodyGuard Ford |
| DNQ | 99 | Corey LaJoie | RFK Racing Trimble Ford |
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| DNQ | 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Beard Motorsports DUDE Wipes Chevrolet |
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| DNQ | 36 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie / Matheus Lumber Ford |
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| DNQ | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Built to Work Chevrolet |
